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V O i WASHINGTON %'4 '1 lie ostensible burdeu ot tbe speeches at the Detroit banquet was F ilte re d a t th e port-office nt F orest d r o v e the glorification of American com S eco n d -class m ail m atter. merce alioat which there is not a TKH.MS TO MI’ KSI ItlliKKs. disseuliiiK opinion or sentiment in I’ohtiige F ree. the Unite i States. Hut the real O n e y e a r ................. ftis m o n th s 60 object o f the drunken feast was to T h r e e m on th s 55 assault the character o f the money In A d v an ce. of Washington and Hamilton, KH tshlished fo r th e d isse m in atio n o f W ash in g ton c o u n ty nev^s, th e ele v a tio n o f h u m a n ity and silver and gol 1 , the money which is th e m o n ey w e can m ake. guaranteed to us by our national T i l E II ATCI I ET. Ite m s o f g e n e ra l In tel eat g r a te fu lly received . K d ito r’s h ob b ies a n d o p in io n s »n th is p age, a ll t h e rest facts im p a rtia l an d ;m co lored . F.ditor is at h o m e in h is san ctu m , H a t c h k t B u n d in g , F o r r .t Orove. from s a. m. tu ... p. m u le a c h w eek d a y am i a lw a y s g la d to ta lk and be ta lk e d to. A U S T IN C K A IO F.DITOR AND I'ROPRIKTOK Constitution. T h e c o n c lu s io n s re a c h e d b y K c k e ls . , , . .• t h e assertions were tounded upon o f h im s e lf a tld llis m a s t e r , (ir o V C T Cleveland, echoed by “ our Chauucey M. Depew” and his ilk, and re-echoed by the banks the gold syndicate and emphasized by the cosmopolitan pres-, o f this country. It must not be forgotten however “ W e reaffirm th e d o ctrin e o f th e R e p u b lic a n p a rty in rela tio n to m on ey, as sta le d in its N a tio n a l p latform o f 1892, p a rtic u la rly as fo llo w s, to-w it: The A m e ric a n p eo p le from tra d itio n and in- t h a t o n th e o th e r s id e , till del* a n - terest fa v o r h i-m etalism , and th e R. pub o t h e r b a n n e r sta n d th e m ig h t y lk-an p a rty d em a n d * th e use o f b oth gold h o s U ()f t h j s r i.p u b l i c , whose n a m e an d s ilv e r as sta n d a rd m o n tv w ith such , . , , . . . ’ is legion and who have not yet re stric tio n s and un der such provisions. " to b e d ete rm in e d b v legislation, as w ill bent the knee to the Baal of British secu re th e m a in te n a n c e o f the p a rity gold, v a lu e s of th e tw o m eta ls, so that the pur- f o n(\ c h a sin g and d e b t-p a y in g p o w e r of the d o lla r, w h e th e r ot silv e r, gold or paper, . . . . . . . . . , .... . sh a ll be a t a ll tim e s eq u al. 1 he inter- ests o f th e p ro d u cers of the country, its demand th a t e v e ry d o lla r, p a p e r o r co in , issued by th e G o v e rn m e n t, .h a ll be a* good as a n v o th er. W e com m en d the efforts , . .... . , m ad e b y o u r G o v e rn m e n t h ith e rto to fa rm ers ■U secu re an d its w o rk in g m e n , an in te rn a tio n a l con feren ce to adop t such m easu res as w ill insure parity o f v a lu e b etw een g o ld and silv e r th rou gh out th e w o rld , and call upon it to renew a n d c o n tin u e su ch efforts . ” — Oregon Re- 1 N \ (O l vrv HATCHET. I ' l i l D U , MVY H>. IS*».-». Pilotos i i the interests of British commerce or in ode lienee to British dictation as to what shall constitute our meas ure o f value under our national con stitution. l if e l ik e S OI K SCHOOL. Such a school as our Pacific Uni versity offers advantages over larger institutions in that, while the standard is hel l as high as theirs, its students are under the personal care of the professors instead of lieitig tutored by cheap instructors as is the lot o f under graduates in the great institutions whose catalogues bristle with such distinguishe 1 hea Is in all depart ments. In the way of moderate expenses it is superior too. A ll expenses taken together, nowhere on this coast can a student sjiend a year in college as cheap as here. With the encouragement the au thorities give and the opportunities here for self help it also can safely be said that a thorough education is within the reach o f every young person who really desires it. nor will they dishonor their or suffer Cleveland. Depew & Q q . to dishonor them or plunge our , , . , t native land into hopeless ruin. 1 Ml SIC. 1 he politicians who seek to re- The articles on Music now running fo r m the expression of publi opinion upon the great financial in the H a t c h k t are from the pen ^ons whjch now agitate tile of Prof. Greene whose reputation as artist, composer and instructor is whole civilized world are .struggling ” established. The attractive form t o c o n t r o l a n d d ic t a t e v vh at t h a t in which the subject is presented p u b lic s e n t im e n t m ay be. We and tbe well known ability of their w a r u a ll s u c h p o lit ic ia n s in t h e R e , )H cau p a r t v o f t h is s t a t e t h a t author makes it a most valuable . .. . .... series and one worth preserving. that are ■ A . ¡P o r t r a i t * M ila That Almost S|«'nk. Works of Art, . yffprrf.-1 ti • * ,'rv j. Those are what you want | and what you get of - * GLEASON, Artistic ami Attractive, .. . . . . And only 75 cts. a doz.; it will be a dollar pretty soon though and you had better have it done . Æ n o w . .......................................... mm O v k k t h k P o st O k k ic k , F ork st G rove . O U R M A YO R . — GASTON. Mr. an d Mrs. G a y lo rd o f D ille v w ere in th e c ity Tu esd ay. L. P. W . Q u in b y and w ife o f th e v is itin g Q u im b y house P ortlan d frien ds in G aston. j T u esd ay w h ile C h a rley S o eliren , e n g in eer and part ow ner in C arsten s & C o ’ s m ill, was try in g to put the b e lt on th e go to G reer ’ s FO R A M , K IN D S OF j Groceries, Glassware and Stoneware, Table and ed g e r p u lle y h i* ja c k e t c a u g h t .r o u n d ; th e co u n ter sh aft and w rapped up pull- • in g him u n der and b re a k in g his forearm | T h e su ck er season is now over, anil i„ th re e p la ces H is clo th e s w e r e ; R everybody is fishin g for trout. strip ped o ff and he v as th row n several | Pocket Cutlery, M op Sticks, S p O O llS . r Butter Moulds, Ladles, • . place 1 . ... ;c t h e g e> o t up and w en t up . in to th C laren ce e C % arr o f th is is tailrintr ta lk in g n ot f feet, ^ b u ^ . e ! m ill before a n y o f th e h an d s k n ew he publican Platform , ,S<». s u c h d lc la tlo n a n d ty r a n n y w ill b e and Wood and Willow tra d in g his farm for a p la ce in S o u th ern w as h urt. Dr. L in k la te r o f H illslioro i resented and resisted by every true O regon and F o rest G ro ve property. IlILLEY ROBBERY. W are of all kinds, Fish w as ca lled b y teleph on e from G ree n v ille , ' American patriot. M e point such T h e h ops in and abou t G aston cam e w ho set th e b reak s and m ade him as Last of tin* Plunder Recovered ing Tackle and all Kinds 1HK H.A(, <»I' W ASHINfi I OX ANI> t|le |>erj] which Cleveland has C h a rle y is In som e w ay D ep u ty S h e r iff V au gh n th rou gh th e w in ter in good shape. T h e com fortable as jHissible. of Seeds. HAM1LION. wrought to the Democratic party ya rd s are bain g p u t in go o d con d ition . bruised se v ere ly and it w ill be m an y b ecam e co n v in ce d th a t som e o f th e A train load o f banqueting gold through his attempt to silence <>j>eii plu n d er o f th e D ille v roh b erv w as yet T h e vin es are com m en cin g to w in d w eeks before he can tak e h is p la ce in th e Tea and Coffee a Specialty. hug bummers assembled at the cit> discussion o f the silver question, con cealed on th e L o u sign ou t place, so on arou nd th e poles, and e v e ry th in g in d i m ilk ca te s a large crop. Mr. J. L. B a n k s late o f F o re st G ro v e is of Detroit May i and unfurled their T o Republians we say that it is vSaturday a p a rty from h ere m ade a J. N . S T A E H R , W . S. H udson h as a sm all orch ard o f fin ish in g h is new house on th e old Pay- apocryphal ensign. liespangle i a sacred prerogative and right of th o ro u gh search o f th e prem ises and , found #30 w orth o f good s, stow ed a w ay Ita lia n prunes th at arc four y e a rs old , ton W ilk e s d on ation with the names o f political harle every true American citizen, a right in sa cks. B oots, sh oes o f a ll sizes, to- th at bids fair to be loaded w ith prunes. MUSIC TEACHER, W illia m M ills o f C la ck a m a s an old quins o f all castes and character cider than the constitution itself, to : bacco, ric k ra c k and co rset strin gs, harnl- Q u ite a nu m b er o f G aston people h av e pion eer o f th is n eigh b orh oo d and his from ‘ ‘our Chauucey M. Depew entertain and express his individual ; k erch iefs, u n d e rclo th e s, in v a rie ty and VIO LIN AND ORGAN, been a tte n d in g C ourt th is w eek at w ife w ere v isitin g friends and relatives P u p ils ta u g h t at hom e to that other master o f sophistry, opinion, according to the measure d ifferen t sizes to su it a n y taste. A lo n g around G re e n v ille th is w eek. w ith in 10 m iles o f FO R EST G R O \ K- H illsboto. James H . Eckels, Cleveland’s o f his knowledge and power, upon 1 w ith th e ir b ooty the posse b ro u g h t in T h e patron s o f O ak fie ld s cream ery c ity at 50c p e r lesauu. G ran d m o th er G ilp in is still q u ite sick , John L o u sign o u t w h o h ad been arrested | m et at th e sch ool house last S atu rd a y to controller o f the currency all questions affecting the general for a ssistin g in the escap e o f H olcom b 1 and on accou n t o f h er g rea t age h er re org an ize a d a iry m a n ’s in stitu te. H. W h o were those banqueting high welfare of our state and nation, and P om eroy b ut released for w an t o f cov ery .is q u ite dou btfu l. C arsten s, A . K n o x and H . V . W h itn ey priests o f the gold hug standard? i and whoever says he has not, is evid en ce. H e spen t S a tu rd a y n ig h t in G aston is v ery m uch in need o f a depot were a p p oin ted a com m ittee on p erm a Chauucey M. Depew is that hired dishonest and tit only to be a tyrant th e c ity ja i l and on S u n d a y he was and is ju s tly e n title d to one. nent o rg an izatio n . T h is is a good m ove tak en to H illsb oro. On e x a m in a tio n man, thatpai 1 and employed agent Or a slave. and i f follow ed up b y a ll th e patron s o f Josep h G a sto n o f P ortlan d w as a t th is M onday h e w aived e x a m in a tio n and th e d ifferen t cream eries it w ill he the o f the New York Central railroad It would !>e well for Republican w as placed un der $500 b on ds for the place th is w eek lo o k in g o ver his b ig farm . m eans o f sh u ttin g out th e bogus bu tter company, a corporation the imper politicians who aspire to leadership gran d ju r y . He is now ou t on b ail. T h e la te rains are h e lp in g out th e g a r and ch eap C a lifo rn ia trash from our m ar sonatimi o f greed itself. Ami that m our party to read the lite c.l In six w e e k s from th e d ate o f the dens and all k in d s o f crops. kets by su p p ly in g our ow n m ark et w ith others figure head, James 11 Kckels, Abraham l.iiicoln who was in fact rob b ery a ll th e stolen go o d s h a v e been a first class a rticle at reason ab le and re recovered, o n e ro b b er is in th e pen i is one o f Cleveland s hirelings, an led by tile people, moved bv the m un erative prices. C E N T E R V IL L E . ten tia ry, a n o th e r is out on $3000 bonds, , o ff— ’ ‘ -drier who disgraces an 1 rig peTTpte and who, by the supreme w ill G re e n v ille w ill soon he th e cen ter o f T h e cream ery is doin g a ru sh in g b u si a noth er im p lica ted is u n d er $500 bail "atioti in the Trea sury of the people,achieved what no other bon ds and th e re m ain in g tw o are fu g i ness. It is a p leasin g sigh t in th e m orn ail e x c e lle n t h op d istrict. Ben W ade, W . L. M oore, Mr. V an D om m elin, Mr. aeparfmldk. created by a \\ ¡Is l statesman ever accomplished in tives from ju stic e . S u re ly D eputy in g from 7 to about 9 o ’clo ck to see th e D aw son and M r. S h ip le y h av e each fine farm ers co m in g in w ith th eir m ilk . It V au gh n and his associates h av e no cause ington and a Hamilton. These pol cither hemisphere simply because h op yards. Mr. S h ip le y in p articu lar, pu ts new life in to the old tow n. itical blizzards, hired, paid and em he stood close to the people, en to be ash am ed o f th eir w ork . T h ere w as a runaw ay from tlie plat- on th e H o lliste r p la ce lia s v in e* th a t arc ployed by the gold corporations couraging the utmost enquiry and form o f th e v rv a n ic rv the oth er m orn in g now d e a r a b o v e lii* pole* and seen, to CO RN L U I S . and English syndicates, issued their investigation touching every ques T h e team o f Mr F ritz H arm es, w h o he in clin ed to o v erto p th e fine fir tim b e r [ Things to P le a s e T h e fa cto ry w h istle is on ce m ore heard imperious ultimatum to the tion o f national policy. liv e s one m il - north o f tow n , got scared | w i‘ h w h ich »•>* >ari' >s bordered. | The Children. in Cornel*us. A select p a rty S atu rd a y e ve n in g at ! a t th e escape o f »team from the e n gin e American |ieople in the form of a Oh what a contrast between tbe I* Bread, Pies, ( ake. R o d erick C la rk h as recovered from a an d le ft for hom e. H enry w as in sp e ct P a rk ers h a ll w as th e eve n t o f la st w eek, i •‘cull to battle” under the banner i t life o f that mighty hero who rose severe a tta c k o f th e m um ps. in g th e separator at the tim e and d id not W illia m P o in ter d ep u ty assessor is in ! Cleveland, that Falstaffian chief from the ranks o f the common T h e S o cia l H arm o n y C lu b g a v e a n h av e tim e to get in th e w agon so h e hail the n eigh b orh oo d . H e is on e o f the m en who is mustering his dirty recruits people, that martyr to the Union oth er o f th e ir social d an ces on W ed n es to w a lk hom e. T h e d am ages w ere nom it w ill p a y yo u to k ee p on th e go o d side from the ranks of paid, salaried who made constitutional liberty a day even in g. of. I — ------ --------- - - - - - - -----( in al. C o rn eliu s is to h av e a n ew liv e ry stable and dependent sycophants o f llritisli sublime reality, and the career of P e te r K lu c k the b la cksm ith seem s to S u p e rv iso r M cN ew has a force o f m en L - C . W A L K E R , creditors. that shameless demagogue to whose to be b u ilt b y H e n d rick s and occu pied lie q uite husv at w ork. Peter is a good m en d in g th e w a y s in th is d istrict and | b y R unning and T ib b e ts. now i f th e cou n ty cou rt w ill ju s t open its C I\ IL K N G IN E E R , sm ith . v; EVERYTHING TO TICKLE THE PALATE, Choice Candies. Fine * Fruits. Delicious Drinks. Fancy Groceries. Vegetables, CO M E AND IC E C REAM Chauucey M I)epew must re name posterity will yoke the guilt of Our b ase b all n in e h as a ccep ted a member tliat the stamp o f Repub piracy, that political bunco steerer, ch a llen g e from a Y a m h ill co u n ty n in e licauism on his front is no guarantee who has led this unsuspecting and w ill p la y at N orth Y a m h ill, Su n day. o f his true character when he nation into the camp of an alien C o rn eliu s had a n arrow esca p e from consorts with the hirelings of enemy to l>e shorn o f all her fire on T u esd ay. A b o u t noon sch o o l Cleveland at political banquets en precious fleece and then turned out ch ild ren saw flam es issu in g from the gineered by the gold syndicates of without a dollar and compelled to roof o f th e h o tel, th e alarm w as given and th e tire e x tin g u ish e d b efore m uch England. Nor will it avail ” our borrow gold from British princes in d am age w as done. H ad th e fire gotten Mr. Depew” to enter the plea that time of peace to run this govern started th ere it w ou ld h av e b u rn t th e his liasen ut Detroit hail no jx.litioal nu-nt. en tire b u sin ess portion o f th e tow n . significance liecause its chief actors What a contrast between our Get- T h e b o d y o f K ln ier P om eroy w h o w as were democrats as welt as repub tysburg orator whose eloquent words i d row ned w h ile fish in g n ear A storia, licans. The fact remain* that it was ¡,re echoing around this planet and arrived h ere M on d ay and w as buried a disguised attempt on the part of that gold monger whose Fabian from his p a re n t’s h om e T u e sd a y a fter Cleveland .t Co. to brow bent the policy has clothed the tailoring noon. T h e bereaved fa m ily h av e the h eartfelt sy m p a th y o f th e com m u n ity. American people on a political issue classes o f this country in rags and o f the greatest magnitude and that filled their hearts with unspeakable M O U N TAIN D A L E . Mr. Depew was a pliant tool, in the sorrow. What a contrast lietwecn T he trou t fish in g is in fu ll blast ju st hands of the democratic adtninis the great emancipator whose iin now , best stream s in th e co u n ty for trout. tration o f English interests, to ac mortal words arc cast in imperish- T he A n d re w s L u m b erin g C o . h ave six complish a result made possible only able bronze, like tile stars set in the team s h a u lin g lu m b e r from th e ir m ill through the active co-operation o f hem o f (bid's great mantle, and and report business g od, \V. S a tte rle e ’s little son h as th e d ip h republicans. that inflated, infuriated and go 1 - th eria. I)r. T atn isie is a tte n d in g h im , The H a t c i i k t will lie found forsaken vampire who now wields and at p resen t reports h im t>etter. blazing its way out o f a camp In the power of fe leral patronage J. C. R a ffe rty is trou b led w ith a bad which it must salute the banner ot to silence public discussion and de- case o f La-G ripp e. Cleveland and the gold hugs as the stroy and shackle the freedom of Sam R a ffe rty is b u ild in g a n ice resi measure of its loyalty and devotion speech, the freedom o f individual den ce on h is farm and e n jo y in g life to its to a cause which is chiefly advocated action and the freedom of all ex full ca p a city . at banquets where the tumes o f tur- - presxion o f thought upon the finan- O u r sch ool is p rogressin g fin ely under bulent liquors take the place of the cjal questions so clearly set forth in th e g u id an ce o f Mr. W a lte r O r ah am. w ith an a tten d an ce o f forty-n in e scholars. inspiration of truth, honesty and ,,ur national constitution, W . J. W all and w ife o f H illsb o ro visited patriotism. The banner ofCleve- Verily the H a t c h k t will tie land has no charms for patriotic found blazing the brand o f treason friends and relatives at th is p la ce S u n day. I). W . D orran er w as in P o rtlan d on e Americans nor will the presence of upon the front o f those who may day la*»' w eek n e g o tia tin g for a larger “ our Chauucey M. Depew” in the undertake the perilous task o f run e n gin e for th e saw m ill. camp of Eckels deceive our people ning the Republican party in this The H v t v h k t seem s to be w ell re who have resolved to follow the flag state in opposition to the manifest ceived in the.se parts a lth o u gh som e o f of Washington, Hamilton and will o f the majority o f our party in the “ p o p s” ta in k it sh ou ld lie “ b u rie d ” 2 j n c o |n , i the interests o f British capitalists, and buried deep. SEE N[EV/ P A R LO R S . A. O lsen and O . W . M arsh b u rn ed a p it o f ch arco al last w eek. heart a little and let a few good bridges [ C o n v e y a n cin g and S u rv eyin g. T itle s he b uilt w e m h ave m ay ay h av e so m e th in g lik e E x am in ed . N otary P u b lic. B A . M cC u rd y is gru b b in g for M ike good roads in th is section o f co u n try. O F F IC E , P A C IF IC A V H N V K . N e xt H u e tir , ft Ben D oo ley is k ep t busy in h is b lack- i W ren . H e w ill soon finish a jo b o f 15 S o n ’s H ardw are Store. sm ith shop and is b u ild in g up a fine b u s - . as re*. iness. W . W . M arsh and G eo. Bond are c le a rin g lan d for Sam Moon. Fin* Meeting-. NEXT! HAIltCl'T WHILE YOl WAIT. ^ T h e 60 acre orch ard o f B artlett pears is \\ edn esd ay n igh t tile fire d ep artm en t lo o k in g q u ite th rifty under the carefu l a tte n tio n o f Mr. D ick Sh eiffelin the pres- had p ractice. L a ter in th e e ve n in g a m eetin g w as held at w h ich b ills o f, cu t proprietor. J. K. W ilson and B ill Corum w ent fish H a t c h k t P rin te ry and A . R . L eab o ; w ere approved and ordered paid , a com in g at M ountain D ale Sunday. m ittee appointed to see abou t su itab le ¡ W alte r L yon ca u g h t 60 fine trou t F r i w ater b u ck e ts and one to arran ge for an ! Wash and Be Clean at the Only d ay at D u d le y ’s M ill. Hath* in Town. en tertain m en t to raise funds. T h is w ill T h e board o f directors and q u ite a p ro b a b ly occu r in about six w e e k s and T w o doors South o f V erts H a ll. 1 n u m b er o f th e patrons visited th e school be a b ail. N am e w as form a lly ch an ged 1 F rid a y afternoon and found it d oin g to A lert H ook and L ad d er Co. No. 1. go o d w ork. T h e visitors w ere e n ter ) tain ed b y th e pu pils w ith sin gin g, reci Hillsboro Ik Forest tírove R. R. tation s, d ialogues, etc. T u esd ay e ve n in g a m eetin g o f busi W . A. S e ym o u r o f this place m ade a H O U SE O U T F IT T E R , | com plete set o f new h ard wood fu rn itu re ness m en w as held in th e offiec o f H. W . MAIN STREET, for S im on id es lodge, K . o f P., at C o rn e S co tt & Co. to discuss w a y s and m eans W hips, Saddles, B lankets, H arness, F o rex! (¿ro v e . lius. It is a very handsom e outfit and for a ra ilw a y to H illsb oro th ere to con nect w ith th e lin e from P ortlan d . Dr. C arriage Trim m in gs. th e b oys are proud o f it. Mr. G eo. H o lt o f Nuhalem visited our M cC lellan d w ho has had experien ce in railroad b u ild in g ga ve som e figures on S u n d a y sch ool last S u n d ay and upon in v itation m ade som e very in terestin g re the p ro b a b le cost per m ile. F or rails G A L E S C IT Y . $1760, fishplates fjo o , spikes $100. ties m ark s on S u n day school w ork. T he lo y a l repu b lican s en tertain e d t h e l grad in g iu x x j, layin gfz.su and filling J. C . Tow n sen d is w o rk in g for J. W . in Í50, T h e a d van tage o f such a lin e is populists here. T h e y are b e g in n in g t o | Jackson o f G len coe. obvious. T h e Porrtand lin e is to be e x see th at is is not partyism but N a tio n a l T he ch ick e n pox is d oin g th e tow n at tended to Beaverton and w ith proper or A m ericanism th at th ey liv e on. present. Joa. Bucher, a d m in istrato r o f th® in d ucem ent on tile part o f H illsboro, who Shaving made easy AT WIRTZ BROS. C. L. HINMAX, SH \I>Y B R O O K . T h ree you n g m en o f S h a d y Brook pleaded gu ilty, before Justice K n ig h t o f H illsboro, th e latter part o f last w eek, to d istu rb in g a religiou s m eeting. Fine. $2 5 each and costs. Their offense w as e vid e n tly com m itted th oughtlessly and it is su ggested th at regard for ju stice w as u ot the o n ly m otive for the prosecutions. has a lread y prom ised to do h er share, and F orest G ro ve would u n doubtedly I Benam estate, h eld a sale here la st S a t 4 u n la y. G ood s sold for ra th e r a h ig h figure alth o u gh the term s w ere c a sh . reiUh here before a noth er w inter, Forest (»rove w ould then becom e th e T e le g rap h lin e betw een here and T il- hom e o! m an y people now liv in g in lam ook h as been repaired. R u n v o n ’s F ort1 and but w h o stay there m erely to be road w ill be open th is w eek. con ven ien t to business. v t* . Jno. G reen w ood w ho lives one and a h a lf m iles east o f here had tw o su its o f j $200 to loan for 2 or 3 years. ; clo th es and oth er v alu a b les stolen a fe v i S c o t t & Co. n igh ts ago. 1 * j _ __ \